Yugoslavia in the Eurovision Song Contest 1962
Yugoslavia was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 1962 with the song "Ne pali svetla u sumrak" (Не пали светла у сумрак), composed by Jože Privšek, with lyrics by Drago Britvić, and performed by Lola Novaković. The Yugoslavian participating broadcaster, Jugoslavenska radiotelevizija (JRT), selected its entry through Jugovizija 1962.
Before Eurovision
Jugovizija 1962
The Yugoslav national final, to select their entry, was held on 23 January at the RTV Zagreb Studios in Zagreb. The host was Mladen Delić. There were 12 songs in the final from four subnational public broadcasters. The subnational public broadcaster RTV Sarajevo made its debut in the contest. The winner was chosen by the votes of an eight-member jury of experts, one juror for each of the six republics and the two autonomous provinces. The winning entry was "Ne pali svetla u sumrak", performed by Serbian singer Lola Novaković, composed by Jože Privšek and written by Dragutin Britvić. She previously came 4th in the 1961 Yugoslav Final.
| Place | Broadcaster | Artist | Song | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  RTV Ljubljana |
Lola Novaković | "Ne pali svetla u sumrak" | 19 |
| 2 |  RTV Zagreb |
Ivo Robić | "Alija" | 18 |
| 3 | RTV Ljubljana |
Majda Sepe | "Sulamit" | 15 |
| 4 |  RTV Sarajevo |
Lola Novaković | "Noć nad gradom" | 13 |
| 5 | RTV Zagreb |
Gabi Novak | "Volim kišu" | 7 |
| 6 | RTV Ljubljana |
Jelka Cvetezar | "Na planincah" | 2 |
| 7 | RTV Sarajevo |
Boško Orlović | "Neka zvoni pjesma" | 2 |
| 8 | RTV Zagreb |
Vice Vukov | "Pitanja" | 2 |
| 9 |  RTV Belgrade |
Anica Zubović | "Istinita priča" | 1 |
| 9 | RTV Ljubljana |
Marjana Deržaj | "Popevka za nas" | 1 |
| 11 | RTV Belgrade |
Zvonko Živanović | "Rok o roku" | 0 |
| 11 | RTV Sarajevo |
Sabahudin Kurt | "Volimo se" | 0 |
- ^ The running order is unknown
At Eurovision
Lola Novaković performed 12th on the night of the Contest following Switzerland and preceding United Kingdom. At the close of the voting the song had received 10 points, placing 4th equal in a field of 16 competing countries.[1]
Voting
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References
- ^ "Eurovision Song Contest 1962". EBU. Retrieved 25 May 2020.
- ^ a b "Results of the Final of Luxembourg 1962". Eurovision Song Contest. Archived from the original on 30 March 2021. Retrieved 30 March 2021.